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coleslaw

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A salad of thinly sliced white hearts of cabbage, sometimes with a little added carrot and onion, mixed with mayonnaise or similar binding sauce.

coley

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The coley or coal fish ir saithe (US@ Pollock) is cheap, marine fish related to cod and not unlike it. It has darker skin and lean, sweet flesh which is a translucent greyish-pink rather than white but lightens as it cooks. This is a good, everyday fish which is good in white fish dishes or is used for making imitation shellfish products. It is blue black with a white lateral line.

collar bacon

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Prime collar is the best joint for boiling either whole or cut into pieces; end of collar is an economical cut which, after soaking, is good for boiling or baking.

collard (greens)

/KOH-lahd greens/
[English] plural collards

Curly kale. Collard greens which can grow up to 2m (6 ft) in height).

Collioure in Languedoc-Roussillon

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collop

[English] plural collops

A cut of meat similar to a medallion. Slices of a fillet or stewing steak, bigger and flatter than a chunk, smaller than a steak.

Colman's Mustard

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Jeremiah Colman was originally a flour miller in Norwich and his company created the concept of contract farming. To this day it has all its seeds - a combination of brown and white mustard - grown to its specification, according to a well guarded formula. Its natural yellow colour is exaggerated by the use of turmeric. The classic English mustard.

colocasia or taro leaf

[English] plural colocasia or taro leaves

Colocasia or taro leaves come from plants cultivated in warm climates both for their leaves and tuberous, potato-like roots, or corms. The leaves are large and floppy, fan-like and used as a vegetable or in soups.

colocynth

[English] plural colocynths

The colocynth or bitter apple is a type of gourd about the size of an orange. It has bitter, spongy flesh and is used as a laxative. It is drought resistant so grows well in sandy places.

Colombia(n blend)

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A medium roast producing coffee with mild, full, round, nutty flavour.